Baby Boy in the 'Burbs

Our little angel has finally arrived...

Welcome to the world baby Jackson!

August 14, 2013

7 lbs 3 oz

19.5 inches 

Pregnancy Moment #693

Today's pregnancy moment trumps all previous pregnancy moments I have had and makes those seem not even worthy of the title of a "pregnancy moment". BAHAHA.

Today I showed up at my OBGYN's office for my routine prenatal visit. Except it was the wrong day. DOH! The sweet receptionist smiled at me and said "That baby is sucking all of your brain juice". She was so sweet, bless her heart. We both got a good chuckle and went on about our days.

I am sure those of you who are moms are thinking that this is a very MINOR pregnancy moment and they will only get worse. I am not disagreeing with you. I believe that to be true.

Can't wait.

Patriotic Pinterest Project

With pregnancy comes laziness, no surprise there. But I was feeling the urge to do a project and came across this idea on Pinterest for red, white & blue painted mason jars. I am giving credit where credit is due and copied this blog's idea - where you can find the step by step instructions. It took a little bit longer than anticipated but I am pretty happy with the results. What do you think? 

Here is a a closer look... 

The only step I didn't do was coat with a clear enamel spray only because I just didn't have any. 

I hope you all have a 

wonderful & safe July 4th! 

Pregers Update:

33 weeks...and growing!

Showered with Love

This past weekend my mom & sister hosted a baby shower for my side of the family and some close friends. I can think of no better way to spend an afternoon than being surrounded by the ones I love and celebrate this wonderful time in my life. Kudos to my mom & sister for coordinating a wonderful and fun afternoon. They did an awesome job!

 

I was overwhelmed by everyone's outpouring of love and generosity. The "peanut" is truly blessed to be welcomed into such a loving group of people. A huge thanks also goes out to those who traveled such a long way to be there for the occasion. It really meant a lot to have them all by my side on such a special day. And another huge thanks goes out to my friend Katie of SugarPrints Photography for capturing the day in photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Note: All above photos (C)SugarPrints Photography)

 

 

 

 

29 Weeks

TRUTH: Pregnancy sucks the life out of you and makes you tired and also makes your brain turn to mush.

9 months sounds like an eternity but apparently it's not. I've officially entered into the 3rd trimester. My body now feels like a sausage casing. I know, lovely description, right? I find myself forgetting things mid-sentence, which I am sure has done wonders for my professional career. Proof that my brain has gone to mush...without missing a beat, I used the word "enlargen" in a sentence (I meant enlarge). And yes, I am a college graduate. Hold the applause, please. 

Overall, I am still feeling pretty good. Believe me, I have definitely had my moments, as the husbo can attest to :) But I really can not complain.

I've been lazy with taking belly progress pics, no surprise there. Here I am at 29 weeks. Please excuse the creepy work bathroom pic. And no, I am not holding my crotch, I am trying to hold my shirt in to make it appear less tent-like.

Nursery Pin-spiration

Obviously the next room in the house to get a makeover is the 2nd floor spare bedroom that will be transformed into the baby nursery. This room is currently the husbo's changing room. Let me explain. We have one closet in our "master bedroom" (if you can even call it that) which houses all of my stuff. So the husbo uses the closet in the spare bedroom. Works out great until you decide to have a baby and that room can no longer function as the husbo's changing/place-to-store-stuff-you-don't-know-where-to-put/crap room. Oh well. 

 Thanks to Pinterest, here is some nursery inspiration I found: 

PS-Still feeling great these days. The Peanut is moving around a lot more and I am enjoying every minute of it. And my belly is growing by the minute!

It's a...

AND WE ARE THRILLED! 

Literally speechless...